The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-06-09

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Old settlers meeting June 30.
Strawberrying season is at hand.
The vegetable is ripe.
L. II. Stanton has recovered his
lost New Foundland.
Old settlers meeting at Johnson's
grove, near the mill, June 80.
\ girl baby was born to the family
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Anderson last
week.
Loyal Legion entertainment at
the Congregational church at o'clock
tonight.
The man who paints the town red
frequently gets some of the paint on
his nose.
The grandest dance of the season
will be given at the Roller Rink, In
Morris, July 4th.
Of all the saws he ever saw that
saw of Us is the worst saw he ever
| saw that would saw.
According to the sales of tickets
there are IS visitors from Morris at
the G. A. R. encampment.
Joe Miers keeps fresh: lime con-
stantly on hand at his kiln at Donnel-
ly. He will burn kiln every week.
At meeting of the council, last
Monday, Messrs. Chas. Wintermute
and l.. E. Pearce qualified as mayor
and councillor.
All who have lived in the county
since July 1, 1875, are eligible to be-
come members of of the old settlers
society. Initiation fee so cts.
The place for the old settlers meet
ing, to be held as heretofore noticed
on June 30, has been changed from
Zahl's grove to the grove of Henry
Johnson's near the mill.
Geo. Rowles has an lad" in another
| column. He sets first class table
| and has nicely fitted rooms at the
hotel de Rowles, and makes use of
The Sun columns to let the public
know it.
Owing to bad weather the Loyal
Legion" entertainment which was to
be held last Tuesday evening at the
Methodist church was postponed
until this evening at o'clock at the
same place.
In some localities there is black
bug about the size of a potato bug
doing much damage to trees. They
first eat all the foliage, and then poi
son the tree. Large trees are quickly
killed by them.
John Carney has rented the build
ing on Atlantic avenue, next to Han.
cock & Stebbins' where he intends,
about the 18th inst, to open meat
market. He is having the building
reftted for this purpose.
The rapid spread of wild mustard
is becoming ominous. If farmers
and land owners expect ever to have
this pest removed and destroyed the
work Of destruction should not be
delayed until another season.
We understa nd that the Manitoba
company will build at this station the
finest depot on its line. The company
Is led to do this in part as an act of
courtesy to ex-Gov. Pillsbury, on
whose land the depot will be located.
Appleton Press.
Among the summer mysteries none
are more intricate than that Of the
small boy who is normally strapped"
and too stiff to saw wood, but who on
circus day is flush with the price of a
ticket or timber enough to crawl
under the tent.-Ex.
The pupils of Miss Stebbin's school
room, with their much respected
teacher, enjoyed very pleasant pic
mic last Saturday on the east shore Of
Crystal Lake. Miss Stebbin's pupils
will always remember her as strict
but kind and devoted teacher.
At a meeting held at the engine
house to consider the matter of cele-
| brating the 4th in Morris Chas. Win
termute and III. s. Judson were ap-
pointed as committee to solicit SUBJ
scriptions for this purpose. You may
look for visit from either Of these
gentlemen at any moment. Open
your heart and let's have a rousing
time.